Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A festival that celebrates a mythical creature in Pennsylvania is coming back to the area. Squonkapalooza will be ...

If you’ve never heard of the Squonk, prepare to be moved by a heartbreaking tale. “The Squonk is a creature that comes from Pennsylvania folklore,” said Joe Fogle, co-host of Squonkapalooza, which was ...

JOHNSTOWN — Downtown Johnstown’s Central Park was packed Saturday with all manner of creepy crawlers, cryptids and mythical beasts for the second Squonkapalooza, a celebration of Pennsylvania’s native ...

Pennsylvania’s ugliest creature — a depressed fictional pig named the Squonk — will take center stage Saturday at Squonkapalooza, a festival drawing in people across the country to celebrate the ...

“For Squonkapalooza, you think about a lot of the issues we have nowadays: health issues, mental issues. The Squonk is kind of a representation of that status.” That’s why there’s a compliment contest ...

No one really cares if minor league baseball mascots and uniforms make sense. But now that Phillies’ fans are crying into their light beers (look at their record), their Lehigh Valley triple-A ...